Murrayon dianeae (Kristensen 1982)

Guil, Noemí, 2008, New records and within-species variability of Iberian tardigrades (Tardigrada), with comments on the species from the Echiniscus blumi-canadensis series, Zootaxa 1757, pp. 1-30 : 25

Murrayon dianeae (Kristensen 1982)

A total of 32 specimens were isolated from LF and MR samples. Cuticle showed pillar-shaped structures uniformly distributed. Double-claws are pullari - type; smooth lunules in all legs. We found ocular spots in 11 animals, nine animals lacked these structures, and in 12 specimens it was not possible to determine their presence or absence. Body size range was 308 to 539 μm, mean 403 μm (SD 59). The species has been cited for Europe and America. In the Iberian Peninsula, it has been recorded for Spain ( Guil, 2002). Murrayon dianeae was collected from two sampling points (Table 3).